Dozens seized at Baghdad security firm: police
Wed Mar 8, 2006 9:24am ET
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen wearing the uniform of Iraqi police commandos seized dozens of employees from the offices of a security company in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, police sources said.
Two sources said about 50 people were taken. They said that the gunmen, who arrived in at least 10 vehicles, broke into the headquarters compound of the firm in the Zayouna district. One Interior Ministry source said he was unaware of any official police operation in the area.
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Gunmen seize 50 Iraq security men
The bodies found in the minibus were taken to a morgue
Gunmen dressed in Iraqi police uniforms have raided the offices of a security firm in Baghdad, seizing 50 employees.
Among those captured on Wednesday is the head of the private al-Rawafed firm. The incident happened in the eastern Zayouna district of the city.
It came after the bodies of 20 men were found dumped in the Iraqi capital.
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